CONSERVANCY COMMONS

Thank you for coming to the All Staff Meeting last week! Please save the dates for two more All Staff Meetings: Thurs., June 6, from 10:30 am to 2 pm, at the General's Residence, Fort Mason (this includes the annual Benefits Health Fair); and Thurs., Oct. 17, from 10:30 am to noon, location TBA. More details to come.

The Parks Conservancy’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee is excited to welcome five new members–Harry Eng, Director of Retail Programs; Kara Mirmelstein, Associate Project Manager; Vincent Nicolosi, Project Coordinator (Institute at the Golden Gate); Ryan White, Social Media and Web Content Specialist; and Jalissa Williams, Development Events Assistant. Thank you to everyone who applied! Also, the Committee has a new email–you can reach us at dei@parksconservancy.org.

The Parks Conservancy DEI Committee is offering four scholarships for staff to attend the People of the Global Majority in Outdoors, Nature and Environment (PGM ONE) summit. The summit–held May 8 -10 in Philadelphia, PA–convenes emerging and established professionals of color who work in the environmental and outdoor movement. Learn more at www.pgmone.org. Interested staff, contact dei@parksconservancy.org.

9 am - noon. Muir Woods. Park Day is still going ahead tomorrow at Muir Woods! We will be transplanting over 1,500 plants in time for the end of rainy season. Carpools leave Fort Mason at 8 am. Lunch will be provided. We look forward to seeing you there!

It's that time of the year again! Conservancy employees are invited to visit the Columbia Sportswear Employee Store in Richmond, CA. From March 8 - 31, you can get employee pricing on current season merchandise. See flyer for details and store hours.

10 am - 1 pm. Lands End. With the colors of the spring wildflowers come the colors of the South Asian festival of Holi! Join us and celebrate Holi with a morning of habitat restoration, fun outdoor activities, dancing and delicious Indian food. This is a family-friendly program, and everyone is welcome! For more information and to register, please click below.

8 am - 2 pm. Lands End. Enjoy your national park with a day filled with uplifting volunteer work, live music, delicious BBQ, and thirst-quenching adult beverages! Give back in the morning by volunteering at Lands End, and then kick back at Sutro Heights Park to incredible views. Note: This is a 21+ only event. Please register below.

Did you know there are free webinars available through Claremont EAP to help support you and your family members with life's concerns? This month's feature is learning how to do things to make change easier through "Change Management." Major life changes affect all aspects of your life. Whether positive or negative, change can be difficult to adjust to. Note: You will have to log-in to view the webinar and ask questions.

9:30 am - 11:30 am. Crissy Field. This class will cover essential photography techniques, including how to capture, frame, and enhance photos in the native iPhone app and make them "pop." This class is led by Doc Miles (professional photographer and volunteer). Please register below.

9 am - noon. Presidio of San Francisco. Join native plant nursery managers Liz Ponzini and Meghan Steinharter to learn more about nursery management and the restoration cycle. The class will introduce participants to planning for collection and growing of native plants, including calculating amounts of seed to collect, pre-germination treatments, and after-care issues. Please register below.

9 am - noon. This introductory GIS course will explore common data types, map projections, metadata, basic cartography and web mapping using ESRI's ArcGIS Desktop 10.6 program. Zac Stanley (Conservancy GIS Specialist) will lead this workshop. Full address and directions will be sent by e-mail after sign up. Please register below.